Vani Ramamurthi
Vani Ramamurthi, a Carnatic Vocalist, is a disciple of Ranjani-Gayatri. She started her initial vocal training at the age of five, under the guidance of Smt. Padma Kutty (Edapally), based in Irvine, California. She also had the opportunity to learn from Late Sri. Vairamangalam Lakshminarayanan, while in Chennai during summers. Vani also receives guidance from Sri. Delhi P.Sunder Rajan. Vani shifted from the US to Chennai in 2011 for the sake of pursuing music. She is an “A” grade artist of All India Radio, Chennai. Vani graduated from Cal State University, Fullerton in May 2011, with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology.
Ananya Ashok
Ananya Ashok is a student of renowned violinist, Smt. Anuradha Sridhar, who resides in California, USA. Smt. Anuradha is the daughter and disciple of the eminent violinist Smt. Srimathi Brahmanandam and the niece of the violin maestro Padmabhushan, Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman. Smt. Anuradha received the 'Best Teacher' award at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana in the year 2008. Smt. Anuradha’s school received the 'Best School Award' at Cleveland. Ananya has been featured in all major productions of the school, including the San Francisco World Music Festival.
Under the able guidance of her guru, Ananya has received several prizes at the Cleveland Aradhana festival and was chosen as 'The Best Stage Performer' on Jaya TV’s Carnatic Music Idol USA in 2011. She has performed in various venues around Chennai in the last three years during the music season. She has given several performances in the USA as well as Indian National Television.
Ananya has also been studying Hindustani Vocal Music from renowned violinist, Smt. Kala Ramnath. Ananya is also an accomplished Vainika and trains under Sri Srikanth Chary, a senior disciple of Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman. Ananya is a recipient of the 2011 'Alliance for California Traditional Arts' Fellowship Award.
Ananya also hails from a musical family. Ananya’s father, Sri Ashok Subramaniam is a musician and teacher residing in Bay Area, California. From her paternal side, Ananya is the grand-niece of Sri. K.R. Kumaraswamy and Sri. K.R. Kedaranathan. On her maternal side, her great grandmother is a disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Kallidaikuruchi Vedanta Bhagavatar and Ramalinga Bhagavatar.
Under the able guidance of her guru, Ananya has received several prizes at the Cleveland Aradhana festival and was chosen as 'The Best Stage Performer' on Jaya TV’s Carnatic Music Idol USA in 2011. She has performed in various venues around Chennai in the last three years during the music season. She has given several performances in the USA as well as Indian National Television.
Ananya has also been studying Hindustani Vocal Music from renowned violinist, Smt. Kala Ramnath. Ananya is also an accomplished Vainika and trains under Sri Srikanth Chary, a senior disciple of Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman. Ananya is a recipient of the 2011 'Alliance for California Traditional Arts' Fellowship Award.
Ananya also hails from a musical family. Ananya’s father, Sri Ashok Subramaniam is a musician and teacher residing in Bay Area, California. From her paternal side, Ananya is the grand-niece of Sri. K.R. Kumaraswamy and Sri. K.R. Kedaranathan. On her maternal side, her great grandmother is a disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Kallidaikuruchi Vedanta Bhagavatar and Ramalinga Bhagavatar.
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